BLAST-WarpX · ax3l · Sep 4, 2026 · Sep 4, 2026 · Sep 4, 2026 · Sep 4, 2026
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines.yml b/.azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
   # FIXME remove unused variables
   variables:
     BLASPP_HOME: '/usr/local'
+    CDASH_SITE: 'Azure'
     CEI_SUDO: 'sudo'
     CEI_TMP: '/tmp/cei'
     CMAKE_GENERATOR: 'Ninja'
@@ -184,17 +185,16 @@ jobs:
       set -o nounset errexit pipefail
       # display disk space usage
       df -h
-      # configure
+      # configure and build through CTest, so that CDash records their timings
+      # as well as compiler warnings and errors
       export AMReX_CMAKE_FLAGS="-DAMReX_ASSERTIONS=ON -DAMReX_TESTING=ON"
       export WARPX_TEST_FLAGS="-DWarpX_TEST_CLEANUP=ON -DWarpX_TEST_FPETRAP=ON -DWarpX_BACKTRACE_INFO=ON"
-      cmake -S . -B build                    \
-        -DBUILDNAME="${CDASH_BUILD_NAME}"    \
-        -DSITE=Azure                         \
+      # CTest builds via `cmake --build`, which has no -j of its own
+      export CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=2
+      Tools/CI/ctest_dashboard.sh build      \
         ${AMReX_CMAKE_FLAGS}                 \
         ${WARPX_CMAKE_FLAGS}                 \
         ${WARPX_TEST_FLAGS}
-      # build
-      cmake --build build -j 2
     displayName: 'Build'
 
   - bash: |
@@ -210,18 +210,24 @@ jobs:
       # allow oversubscription for Open MPI 4 and 5
       export OMPI_MCA_rmaps_base_oversubscribe=1
       export PRTE_MCA_rmaps_default_mapping_policy=:oversubscribe
-      # determine if the build was triggered by a push to the development branch
-      if [[ "$(Build.SourceBranch)" == "refs/heads/development" ]]; then
-        # run tests (exclude pytest.AMReX when running Python tests)
-        # and submit results to CDash as Experimental
-        ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure -E AMReX \
-          -D ExperimentalTest -D ExperimentalSubmit
-      else
-        # run tests (exclude pytest.AMReX when running Python tests)
-        ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure -E AMReX
-      fi
+      # run tests (exclude pytest.AMReX when running Python tests)
+      ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure -E AMReX -D ExperimentalTest
     displayName: 'Test'
 
+  # Upload Configure.xml, Build.xml and Test.xml as one CDash build. This runs
+  # even when the build or the tests failed, which is exactly what the dashboard
+  # should show. Only merges to `development` are submitted; PR pipelines write
+  # the XML but keep it.
+  - bash: |
+      set -o nounset errexit pipefail
+      # DartConfiguration.tcl is missing when the configure died before
+      # include(CTest); the driver script has already submitted in that case.
+      if [[ "$(Build.SourceBranch)" == "refs/heads/development" && -f build/DartConfiguration.tcl ]]; then
+        ctest --test-dir build -D ExperimentalSubmit
+      fi
+    displayName: 'CDash Submit'
+    condition: always()
+
   - bash: |
       # set options
       set -o nounset errexit pipefail

diff --git a/.github/workflows/cuda.yml b/.github/workflows/cuda.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref }}-cuda
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+# Configure and build through CTest, so that CDash records their timings as well
+# as compiler warnings and errors. Only merges to `development` are submitted;
+# PR runs produce the XML locally and drop it.
+env:
+  CDASH_SITE: GitHub-Actions
+  CDASH_SUBMIT: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/development' && 'ON' || 'OFF' }}
+
 jobs:
 
   check_changes:
@@ -25,6 +32,8 @@ jobs:
     env:
       CXXFLAGS: "-Werror"
       CMAKE_GENERATOR: Ninja
+      CDASH_BUILD_NAME: Linux-NVCC-3D-SP
+      CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL: 3
     steps:
     - name: Free More Disk Space
       uses: ax3l/free-disk-space@main
@@ -83,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
         export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/nvidia/lib:/usr/local/nvidia/lib64:/usr/local/cuda/lib64:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
         which nvcc || echo "nvcc not in PATH!"
 
-        cmake -S . -B build_sp         \
+        Tools/CI/ctest_dashboard.sh build_sp \
           -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON  \
           -DWarpX_COMPUTE=CUDA         \
           -DWarpX_EB=ON                \
@@ -95,7 +104,6 @@ jobs:
           -DWarpX_FFT=ON               \
           -DAMReX_CUDA_ERROR_CROSS_EXECUTION_SPACE_CALL=ON \
           -DAMReX_CUDA_ERROR_CAPTURE_THIS=ON
-        cmake --build build_sp -j 3
 
         python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
         python3 -m pip install --upgrade build packaging setuptools[core] wheel
@@ -161,9 +169,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs: check_changes
     if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.check_changes.outputs.has_non_docs_changes == 'true' }}
-    #env:
-    #  # For NVHPC, Ninja is slower than the default:
-    #  CMAKE_GENERATOR: Ninja
+    env:
+      CDASH_BUILD_NAME: Linux-NVHPC-3D
+      CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL: 4
+      # For NVHPC, Ninja is slower than the default:
+      #CMAKE_GENERATOR: Ninja
     steps:
     - name: Free More Disk Space
       uses: ax3l/free-disk-space@main
@@ -208,7 +218,7 @@ jobs:
         export CUDACXX=$(which nvcc)
         export CUDAHOSTCXX=${CXX}
 
-        cmake -S . -B build            \
+        Tools/CI/ctest_dashboard.sh build \
           -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON  \
           -DWarpX_COMPUTE=CUDA         \
           -DWarpX_EB=ON                \
@@ -218,7 +228,6 @@ jobs:
           -DWarpX_FFT=ON               \
           -DAMReX_CUDA_ERROR_CROSS_EXECUTION_SPACE_CALL=ON \
           -DAMReX_CUDA_ERROR_CAPTURE_THIS=ON
-        cmake --build build -j 4
 
         # work-around for mpi4py 3.1.1 build system issue with using
         # a GNU-built Python executable with non-GNU Python modules

diff --git a/.github/workflows/hip.yml b/.github/workflows/hip.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref }}-hip
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+# Configure and build through CTest, so that CDash records their timings as well
+# as compiler warnings and errors. Only merges to `development` are submitted;
+# PR runs produce the XML locally and drop it.
+env:
+  CDASH_SITE: GitHub-Actions
+  CDASH_SUBMIT: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/development' && 'ON' || 'OFF' }}
+
 jobs:
 
   check_changes:
@@ -23,6 +30,8 @@ jobs:
     env:
       CXXFLAGS: "-Werror -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-error=pass-failed"
       CMAKE_GENERATOR: Ninja
+      CDASH_BUILD_NAME: Linux-HIP-3D-SP
+      CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL: 4
     needs: check_changes
     if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.check_changes.outputs.has_non_docs_changes == 'true' }}
     steps:
@@ -52,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         export CXX=$(which clang++)
         export CC=$(which clang)
 
-        cmake -S . -B build_sp \
+        Tools/CI/ctest_dashboard.sh build_sp \
           -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON \
           -DAMReX_AMD_ARCH=gfx900     \
           -DWarpX_COMPUTE=HIP         \
@@ -62,7 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           -DWarpX_OPENPMD=ON          \
           -DWarpX_PRECISION=SINGLE    \
           -DWarpX_FFT=ON
-        cmake --build build_sp -j 4
 
         export WARPX_MPI=OFF
         export PYWARPX_LIB_DIR=$PWD/build_sp/lib/site-packages/pywarpx/
@@ -78,6 +86,8 @@ jobs:
     env:
       CXXFLAGS: "-Werror -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-error=pass-failed"
       CMAKE_GENERATOR: Ninja
+      CDASH_BUILD_NAME: Linux-HIP-2D-DP
+      CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL: 4
     needs: check_changes
     if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.check_changes.outputs.has_non_docs_changes == 'true' }}
     steps:
@@ -107,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
         export CXX=$(which clang++)
         export CC=$(which clang)
 
-        cmake -S . -B build_2d \
+        Tools/CI/ctest_dashboard.sh build_2d \
           -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON \
           -DAMReX_AMD_ARCH=gfx900     \
           -DWarpX_DIMS=2              \
@@ -118,7 +128,6 @@ jobs:
           -DWarpX_OPENPMD=ON          \
           -DWarpX_PRECISION=DOUBLE    \
           -DWarpX_FFT=ON
-        cmake --build build_2d -j 4
 
         export WARPX_MPI=OFF
         export PYWARPX_LIB_DIR=$PWD/build_2d/lib/site-packages/pywarpx/

diff --git a/.github/workflows/insitu.yml b/.github/workflows/insitu.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref }}-insituvis
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+# Configure and build through CTest, so that CDash records their timings as well
+# as compiler warnings and errors. Only merges to `development` are submitted;
+# PR runs produce the XML locally and drop it.
+env:
+  CDASH_SITE: GitHub-Actions
+  CDASH_SUBMIT: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/development' && 'ON' || 'OFF' }}
+
 jobs:
 
   check_changes:
@@ -27,20 +34,18 @@ jobs:
       CC: gcc
       CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH: /ascent/install/lib/cmake/
       OMP_NUM_THREADS: 1
+      CDASH_BUILD_NAME: Linux-GCC-Ascent
+      CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL: 4
     container:
       image: alpinedav/ascent:0.9.3
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v7
-    - name: Configure
+    - name: Configure & Build
       run: |
         . /ascent_docker_setup_env.sh
-        cmake -S . -B build   \
+        Tools/CI/ctest_dashboard.sh build \
             -DWarpX_ASCENT=ON \
             -DWarpX_COMPUTE=NOACC
-    - name: Build
-      run: |
-        . /ascent_docker_setup_env.sh
-        cmake --build build -j 4
     - name: Test
       run: |
         cp Examples/Physics_applications/laser_acceleration/inputs_base_3d .
@@ -70,21 +75,20 @@ jobs:
       CATALYST_DEBUG: 1
       CATALYST_IMPLEMENTATION_PATHS: /opt/paraview/lib/catalyst
       OMP_NUM_THREADS: 1
+      CDASH_BUILD_NAME: Linux-GCC-Catalyst-2D3D
+      CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL: 10
 
     # Container build scripts:
     # https://gitlab.kitware.com/christos.tsolakis/catalyst-amrex-docker-images
     container:
       image: kitware/paraview:ci-catalyst-amrex-warpx-20240828
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v7
-    - name: Configure
+    - name: Configure & Build
       run: |
-        cmake -S . -B build   \
+        Tools/CI/ctest_dashboard.sh build \
             -DWarpX_DIMS="2;3" \
             -DWarpX_CATALYST=ON
-    - name: Build
-      run: |
-        cmake --build build -j 10
     - name: 2D Test
       run: |
         cp Examples/Tests/field_ionization/inputs_test_2d_ionization_lab .

diff --git a/.github/workflows/intel.yml b/.github/workflows/intel.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref }}-intel
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+# Configure and build through CTest, so that CDash records their timings as well
+# as compiler warnings and errors. Only merges to `development` are submitted;
+# PR runs produce the XML locally and drop it.
+env:
+  CDASH_SITE: GitHub-Actions
+  CDASH_SUBMIT: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/development' && 'ON' || 'OFF' }}
+
 jobs:
 
   check_changes:
@@ -25,6 +32,8 @@ jobs:
     #   https://github.com/BLAST-WarpX/warpx/issues/3442
     env:
       CXXFLAGS: "-Werror -Wno-deprecated -Wno-error=pass-failed -Wno-tautological-constant-compare"
+      CDASH_BUILD_NAME: Linux-ICX-3D-SP
+      CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL: 4
     # For oneAPI, Ninja is slower than the default:
     #  CMAKE_GENERATOR: Ninja
     needs: check_changes
@@ -60,14 +69,13 @@ jobs:
         python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
         python3 -m pip install --upgrade build packaging setuptools[core] wheel
 
-        cmake -S . -B build_sp         \
+        Tools/CI/ctest_dashboard.sh build_sp \
           -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON  \
           -DWarpX_EB=OFF               \
           -DWarpX_PYTHON=ON            \
           -DWarpX_MPI=OFF              \
           -DWarpX_OPENPMD=ON           \
           -DWarpX_PRECISION=SINGLE
-        cmake --build build_sp -j 4
         cmake --build build_sp --target pip_install
 
         ccache -s
@@ -89,6 +97,8 @@ jobs:
     #   https://github.com/BLAST-WarpX/warpx/issues/3442
     env:
       CXXFLAGS: "-Werror -Wno-deprecated -Wno-tautological-constant-compare"
+      CDASH_BUILD_NAME: Linux-SYCL-3D-MP
+      CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL: 4
     # For oneAPI, Ninja is slower than the default:
     #  CMAKE_GENERATOR: Ninja
     needs: check_changes
@@ -122,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
         export CC=$(which icx)
         export CXXFLAGS="-fsycl ${CXXFLAGS}"
 
-        cmake -S . -B build_dpsp       \
+        Tools/CI/ctest_dashboard.sh build_dpsp \
           -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON       \
           -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON  \
           -DWarpX_COMPUTE=SYCL         \
@@ -136,7 +146,6 @@ jobs:
           -DWarpX_OPENPMD=ON           \
           -DWarpX_PRECISION=DOUBLE     \
           -DWarpX_PARTICLE_PRECISION=SINGLE
-        cmake --build build_dpsp -j 4
 
         ccache -s
         du -hs ~/.cache/ccache

diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref }}-macos
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+# Configure and build through CTest, so that CDash records their timings as well
+# as compiler warnings and errors. Only merges to `development` are submitted;
+# PR runs produce the XML locally and drop it.
+env:
+  CDASH_SITE: GitHub-Actions
+  CDASH_SUBMIT: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/development' && 'ON' || 'OFF' }}
+
 jobs:
 
   check_changes:
@@ -24,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.draft == false && needs.check_changes.outputs.has_non_docs_changes == 'true' }}
     env:
       HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALLED_DEPENDENTS_CHECK: TRUE
+      CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL: 3
       # For macOS, Ninja is slower than the default:
       #CMAKE_GENERATOR: Ninja
     steps:
@@ -73,21 +81,21 @@ jobs:
 
         export CXXFLAGS="-Werror -Wno-error=pass-failed -Wno-error=c++23-attribute-extensions"
 
-        cmake -S . -B build_dp         \
+        CDASH_BUILD_NAME=macOS-AppleClang-3D-DP \
+        Tools/CI/ctest_dashboard.sh build_dp \
           -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON  \
           -DWarpX_EB=OFF               \
           -DWarpX_OPENPMD=ON           \
           -DWarpX_openpmd_internal=OFF
-        cmake --build build_dp -j 3
 
-        cmake -S . -B build_sp         \
+        CDASH_BUILD_NAME=macOS-AppleClang-3D-SP \
+        Tools/CI/ctest_dashboard.sh build_sp \
           -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON  \
           -DWarpX_EB=OFF               \
           -DWarpX_PYTHON=ON            \
           -DWarpX_OPENPMD=ON           \
           -DWarpX_openpmd_internal=OFF \
           -DWarpX_PRECISION=SINGLE
-        cmake --build build_sp -j 3
         cmake --build build_sp --target pip_install
 
         du -hs ~/Library/Caches/ccache